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LEBRON JAMES BECAME the first player to score 30 points and shoot better than 60 percent in six-straight games last night.
He has made 60 of his last 80 shots, and heโs playing some of the best, most efficient basketball the NBA has seen since Michael Jordan.
The praise isnโt just coming from media and fans, itโs coming from the players themselves.
Here are some astonishing quotes from other NBA players.
Nicolas Batum, Portland Trail Blazers (via The Oregonian):
โYou have to guard him close, you have to play him tough and we did that. But, I mean, weโre just human. Heโs not.โ
Elliot Williams, Portland Trail Blazers (via The Oregonian):
โIโve never seen anything like him. That was amazing.โ
Sasha Pavlovic, Portland Trail Blazers (via The Oregonian):
โYouโve got to listen to this, he says LeBron was created in a lab. Heโs crazy.โ
JJ Hickson, Portland Trail Blazers (via The Oregonian):
โThe things that he does, itโs justโฆ You just canโt explain it.โ
Steve Nash, Los Angeles Lakers (via ESPN):
โItโs scary. No oneโs quite played the game the way heโs playing it, as consistently as heโs played it. I think Jordan had some years of that, when he was rebounding and passing as well as scoring efficiently. But [LeBron] has taken it to a pretty rare area in the history of our game.โ
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (via Palm Beach Post):
โHeโs just playing exceptional basketball. I think heโs figured out his game, in terms of what he wants it to be. โฆ I mean, itโs just sensational. At his size, I think whatโs important that heโs added to his game is his ability to square up and shoot.โ
Metta World Peace, Los Angeles Lakers (via LA Times):
โHeโs definitely strong. He reminds me of a more athletic me.โ
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat (via USA Today):
โHeโs off the planet right now. Heโs not even the best basketball player on the planet. Heโs surpassed the planet. Heโs somewhere else. Heโs playing phenomenal.โ
Unreal praise.
I think I speak for most of the country when I say โI hope Mayo to winโ . However I really cannot see it. Too many things need to go right for them and too many things needs to go wrong from Dublin
@@at: you probably do speak for most of the country and thatโs the sort of chat we love. Makes it even sweeter.
Myself & most dubs I know however, are hoping for a good game from 2 very decent sides
Up the Dubs
@@at: well you donโt speak for me!!! COME ON THE DUBS!!!
@my name: what else are you to expect. In the very unlikely event that Mayo wins, it would be 2 fingers to the GAA. They have stacked the playing field so much in Dublinโs favour the last decade or so, it is laughable at this stage
@Devilsavocado: I would never speak for you, trust me. You have showed yourself on here lately to be immature with your childish insults and name calling. My 5 yr kids would be above you when it comes to speaking
@@at: youโre laughable at this stage, go to the game, have a pint or if youโre a home crack open a can and chill out.
Let it go buddy. You have a great day. Regardless of the rain or the result, I will
@@at: Come on the dubs
@@at: Blah Blah Blahโฆ. ;)
@my name: replace the word โyouโreโ with โGAAโ and your comment makes sense
@@at: no thanks, Iโll stick to what I said, thanks very much pal. Oh and UP THE DUBS
@my name: something seriously wrong with their whole set up if they donโt win at least 8 in a row. What a waste of millions otherwise
@@at: Yea because throwing money at something makes it successful, just look at every public service in this Country.. Are you telling me Kildare donโt have money sloshing around the County from Horse Racing that could be put to good use with the underage structures in the Country. Yes the money helps Dublin but Dublin are successful because of how well the County is run.. Kildare for example were flitting away money on a champagne manager instead of putting the money into the underage setup in the County
@@at: Dublin began receiving funding in 2005 at underage level, young kids, school children. Which in simple terms given the various ages of the Dublin panel, means that this funding has had no effect or benefit to 24 members of the panel that achieved a 4 in a row last September.
Iโll just leave that with you as thereโs not great coverage on Hill 16.
Have you opened that can for yourself yet??
@my name: they received the funding when the likes of Brian Fenton, Ciaran Kilkenny, paul mannion etc etc, the backbone of their team, were in the under 10โฒs and under 12 grades. From that point forward these guys get paid professional coaches training them on a daily basis. No other county got without an asses roar of that level of support
The rain in the hill must be effecting your judgement or else you had too many before the game
@@at: I know lads from Galeay Roscomon and Kerry that would say the opposite.
@Dave Byrne: you can spell one out of the three counties you mentionedโฆ wonderful! Maybe the GAA should have invested the โฌ18 million in educating you illiterates!
@Walter Obrien: ah jaysus the spelling police are out
@David Garland: most countyโs cannot afford to keep about 40 full time students who play for county team ! Most other county players have to work! What does DMM work at! Apart from been a full time student at 31
Do II smell sour grapes in this thread?
@Dave Byrne: thatโs why they are losers
imagine a Mayo v Tyrone final, it would be like deciding which one of your nuts you would prefer a kick on
@murt de murty: No
@murt de murty: the middle one
@murt de murty: better for game tho
@murt de murty: they could play without a ball
Sorry they do
Dubs not capable of playing football against a good team. Pulling guys down left, right and centre and not scoring for nearly 23 minutes. Their classless fans booing free takers as usual. Come on Mayo, stuff them
@Declan Moran: stop talking drivel lad, the dubs have been playing and beating good teams for years now, and Mayo are doing their fare share of pushing and pulling as wellโฆ
@Declan Moran: Are you for real Iโm on the Hill and all the Mayo supporters are booing&cheering when Dublin take a free.
Sure what about filling the Hill with Mayo fans whatโs that about considering other counties do not.
Seriously didnโt know the Hill was for Dublin.. didnt see it on any website when I was booking tickets.
@Devilsavocado: any gouging by Dublin yet ??
@Dave Byrne: Nah youโre on The 42 lad!
@Rory Murphy: Its for everyone but the Mayo supporters always have a thing about filling it,Were as the likes of Kerry and other teams dont bother.
Yes other team fans are on the Hill at every match but they dont go out of the way to organise it.
Not that it ever mattered as they got beat every time.
@Declan Moran: you must feel silly nowโฆ
@Dave Byrne: who said it belonged to Dublin ? But thatโs what you like to think I guess
@Declan Moran: ha ha. Played off the park and still the dirtiest team. Embarrassing
@Declan Moran: please repeat
@Walter Obrien: no,, no,, none of that,, just a good arse kickingโฆ. :)
@Declan Moran: Jesus that went well for you
@Declan Moran: love when keep displaying your stupidity
MDMcC has a weapon that he tries to do sly damage with. Watch his right elbow.
@Gerry Ryan deG: I was just thinking the same thing. And he is sly about how he uses it.
@Gerry Ryan deG: slyly dirty player
The true blue dubs are the best fans in the whole world.
@Anto Whelan: theyโre Dubs fans,dont 4get with their Liverpool,Celtic and MU shirts not far from surface..NOT gaa fans..world of difference
@rufustfirefly: no soccer fans outside Dublin, really?
Well time to switch over to news, was good while it lasted
Are the real teams in yet
Gaelic football competitiveness fading in front of us. Not a good result for the game as it stands
@Derek Russell: So by your logic, because Dublin are really good at Football at the moment, the game is suffering? Becauseโฆ Reasons? Cop on you whinger.
@Tony Mac: theyโre at home every game,have massive funding,trained professionally,all reside close together which is a huge training advantage, have massive geographic advantage and have a huge following of โfansโ (when theyre not watching Celtic,Liverpool,MU etc,that is)
They are Dubs fans as opposed to GAA fans,world of difference
Canโt wait to see Ewan McKennaโs tweets when Dublin steamroll them!
@Ciarรกn Oโ Donoghue: check out his piece with Trevor Rowland today. He letโs himself down with his tweets but he is a fine journalist. Anyway up the Dubs!!!
we are witnessing the death of gaelic football
@Fear Uisce: yeah mayo lost again. Its armageddon lol
@Fear Uisce: kerry actually beat you by a similar score.
@John drennan: no they didnt
@Fear Uisce: what a muppet you are. The dubs have out played and out classed teams for 10 years, however you donโt hear the dubs cry about the state of hurling, it has always been a 4 horse race, we donโt cry about it.
If the country boys are not good enough how is that our faultโฆ and all the uneducated fools out there commenting that the dubs are dirty.. get over it itโs GAA, not that pussy crap from over the water. This game is for real men.
@Fear Uisce: yes they did. Both teams won by 10 points against mayo. Kerry actually wouldโve won by more but took their foot off the gas
@Fear Uisce: witnessing the best of the GAA now letโs see what the remaining 31 counties can do?
@John drennan: Iโm not from mayo
@Thomas Rowe: now now Thomas no need to turn nasty. hurling is more than a four horse race and even if it was , thatโs still three more than football. the dubs have been outclassing teams for longer than 10yrs, only for neath hitting ye for 5 goals in 2010 ye would be on around 15 leinsters in a row.
Where did I blame dublin for the state of football, I only said today marks the death of football. Its the GAA i hold responsible for the state of football.
and the dubs are dirty, but so are every other team. itโs the quality of referees and their assistants that are the problem. they just are not enforcing the rules of the game to prevent this gamesmanship
Iโve said it before and Iโll say it now you could not pick a team from the 31 counties that would beat Dublin
Dublin are a totally class act train hard , work hard and play hard They show respect for the game, the fans and the sport and to be honest they carry the GAA
I guarantee we will hear all the begrudgers talk about population and money now
If you want to complain name me any player or management person on the Dublin squad that your county could not use ?
Well done Dubs and I feel sorry for Mayo
@Anthony Doyle: train hard, play hard, work hard. Brilliant. So thatโs the magic formula. Juiced up dubs.
Paul Mannion was some signing.
Hon de mayo ahhhhhb hahahahaaha
Aidan O Shea is a bang average footballer. He is headless. Same old story produces nothing against good footballers.
Professionals against amateurs.
What could go wrong
@John Macken: donโt forget to include paid professionals no DUBLIN PLAYER IS LEFT SHORT IN THE POCKET- all under cover payments
@Martin Brennan: all have nice cushy jobs. None of these lads are getting up at 6 in the morning to get to a building site and not home till 7 that night
@John Macken: Ah give over you clown
@John Macken: trainee doctor, famously a cushy job.
Any chance you can mute the boo boys.. Christ.
Posted this on HoganStand after the Donegal match, fairly accurate i think:p :
โDublin should win this fairly comfortably in the end.
Mayo were quite impressive against an underperforming Donegal team with a few players still affected by their previous knocks and in front of their home fans. But they let Donegal back into it and only win in the end because their kicking accuracy was slightly less poor than Donegal and it was still like 30%.
A full strength Dublin team in Croke Park wont be so complacent. I predict Dublin winning by 8 plus points.
Ronan1989 (Donegal) โ Posts: 17 โ 05/08/2019 03:12:40 โ
@Rรณnรกn Strain: do you do lotto numbers, the winning numbers will come from 1-42!!! Nothing new in your thinking there pal, only Mayo people were deluded enough to think it would be different result!
@Rรณnรกn Strain: WOW! Thatโs amazing
Dubs very sketchy first half, Mayo playing wellโฆ
@Devilsavocado: stop that. Itโs our cup
@my name: it is,, but itโs polite to let others dream for 35 mins at least ;)
@Devilsavocado: keeps them happy
As much Iโd sacrifice every getting the jump again to watch the Dubs lose, you have to admire that team. They just seem to be able get a goal whenever they want. Fantastic team.
None of his colleagues to sympathetic to OโConnor as he came off,saw more affection shown to lads coming in late for massโฆ.maybe thats whats wrong.
@Gerry Campbell: Thatโs because heโs an absolute weasel
@DavidGoldsFarther: Oh god heโs a dose.
Mayo have kicked 3 points from 45 yrds against the wind, Dubs trying to walk it in.
Hennellys kick outs are melogan,just melogan,hope it dosent cost them..
Piss poor referee again
@Martin McKenna: Absolute nonsense. Heโs been pretty fair.
@Martin McKenna: heโs had a good game
@Martin McKenna: couldnโt agree more, Rock stealing 5-10 yards with every free
Please donโt put up the teams until u are sure they are the teams taking the field
@Tony Mcgrath: zzzzzzzz
@my name: wake up 4 changes
They are the most ridiculously talented outfit Iโve seen in either football or hurling. Unbelievable team, youโd be a fair man to bet against 6,7 or even 8 on a row at this stage, the pick of the country wouldnt beat em.
Juiced up dubs, money, population, home games etc. They should be winning 20 in a row and probably will. Not an achievement, simply the fruits of financially backed professionalism. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded
@Rusty Nuts: I never saw money leave lee keegan for dead and make him look like an absolute fool, but king Con did. Twice. Now stop your whining and appreciate greatness
@Rusty Nuts: Not that you have shown your true colors please explain Kilkennyโs success in hurling ?
@DavidGoldsFarther: did you see the picture going around of con last year and con this year earlier today? Itโs frightening the difference in his body shape, professional outfit, the gap is getting wider, and itโs getting boring to watch, from a natural
How was that goal not a free out? And how did Dublin get the free out in the lead up?
@Thomas Oโ Donnell: oh look its the refs fault againโฆ
@John drennan: I didnโt say it was his fault, but he is poor. Dublin getting away with a lot of fouls.
@Thomas Oโ Donnell: youโre a loser BIG LOSER
@Anthony Doyle: What did I lose? By the way, I take it back. The goal was fine. I still think Dubs got away with a lot of fouls.
A game of two halves
@Anthony Doyle: fairplay Anthony great insight there they should get you on sky sports. You clown
@DavidGoldsFarther: youโre the fuZking clown
Looking forward to the comments on play acting and defensive football :-)
Yet another home win for Dublin.Championship draw seems to work out well for them!
@rufustfirefly: works for Kilkenny also but you keep that quiet
Just shut up and admire talent
Serious question. Does Ciaran Kilkenny ever actually kick the ball ?
@@at: Doesnโt matter professionalism is fully part of Dublin GAA
@@at: does it matter???? Ha ha ha ha :)
@@at: do you ever ask a question that isnโt stupid?
Next on Mayoโs Agenda a heave ho against their management